Description: Good. 1989-Hardcover----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. read more
Description: Good in Good dust jacket; 1989. 0816017417. DJ has light edge wear and scuffing, book and text are very lightly used but top page edge side of book has soiling from storage. Dust jacket in new, clear mylar cover.; hardcover; Facts On File Publications; New York: Oxford; First Printing; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 438 pages; , read more
Edition: First Avon Books Trade Printing
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Avon Books, New York
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780380713356ISBN:0380713357
Description: Very Good+ Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 1st printing of Avon. Call numbers, bar code and library identification on outside, label and withdrawn stamp inside front cover. "500 Terms used by Players, the press and people who love the Game" 438 pages. read more
Edition: 1st Edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Facts on File
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780816017416ISBN:0816017417
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 10.50 x 1.75 x 7.75. 1st Printing. Nice Tight Clean copy! 5000 definitions etymological descriptions, contending theories, context notes, external uses of the term, "earliest" appearance. Jacket rubbed. 438 pages. read more
Edition: Book Club
Binding: hard
Publisher: Facts on File, New York/ Oxford
Date Published: c1989
ISBN-13:9780816017416ISBN:0816017417
Description: b/w photos. very good+, vg+ dj, dark & grass green bds. Oversized. Tight. 438 pgs, ISBN: 0-8160-1741-7. Book Club's maple leaf blind-stamp on back cover. No names, clean text. Attractive. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Facts on File Publications
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780816017416ISBN:0816017417
Description: Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. Size: 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall; rmainder logo bottom edge, else clean bright & tight-dj very lightly rubbed-in mylar cover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Facts on File, Inc., New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780816017416ISBN:0816017417
Description: Very Good in Good jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. M5-DJ has wear and tear on the upper front and it's upper right side, some crease and wrinkling, some wrinkling and chipping on the top and bottom spine and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good. Book has light discoloration and normal shelf wear otherwise very good. Baseball, the quintessential American sport, has exerted an enormous influence on our culture. In fact, many baseball terms have... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Avon Books (P)
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780380713356ISBN:0380713357
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Edition: Number Line 10987654321
Binding: Green Hardcover
Publisher: Facts on File, Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780816017416ISBN:0816017417
Description: Very Good in Very Good Price Intact jacket. 10 1/4 X 7 1/4. Pages are tight, bright and clean. Binding firm and straight, sewn signatures. Boards, spine, edges and corners very good. If needed for reference, research, analysis, application or just enjoyment, this is the one. 538 pages, afterword & bibliography. Jacket in a crystal-clear polyester protector sleeve. B/W illustrations. SIZE-WEIGHT NECESSITATES NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPMENT AT STANDARD RATE. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Facts on File, New York
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780816017416ISBN:0816017417
Description: Illustrated. Very Good in Very Good jacket. This dictionary of baseball terms has a black dj with white lettering over a green hard cover. A complete reference for baseball-related terminology, from slang phrases to technical terms, illustrated with black-and-white photos. 438 pages, including bibliography; approx. 7"x9". read more
"This gigantic book is the new edition and is almost twice the size of the previous one (1999). I went to hear Dickson speak the other night when he was in town for the SABR convention. The room was filled with folks who were every bit as wacked out as I was about the game.
I find I keep this essential dictionary near my desk and TV and check it both to see if I really understand something, to see if something just said is in the book, and/or to get something to stump one of my chump (fans of teams other than the Sox) friends.
Did you know.... for instance...that a 'Demolition Derby' is a grand slam, that a 'Hipper-Dipper' is a sharp breaking curve ball, a sneaky curve, or that an 'Onion' can mean a baseball, a lemon, a stupid player, or a player's head (as opposed to an 'Onion Picker' which is an old term for a third baseman or an outfielder)?
You might want to save this 900+ page Dickson book for the dead of winter when you are feeling deprived and at a loss for a meaning to your life. But I think you can go ahead and get it now, as there are more than 10,000 entries and 18,000 definitions, enough to keep you busy now and later.
Plus, you can show off your baseball knowledge between innings when the Sox are safely (?) ahead in a game."
"the best book i've seen to explain those weird phrases that baseball broadcasters and journalists use. gives a definition, some background, the first example in history of the phrase being used, etc. a good book to have by your side when you're watching or listening to a game."
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